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I wasn't talking of the fact they are compact per se but the fact lots of them are not really well designed, as @Sumo said they are often misunderstood, and an example is the one posted above by @Dammit, where I challenge the owner to sprint on the drops out of the saddle without having their hands sliding down, loosing grip or excessively twisting their wrists in a unnatural position.
Breso-
That's a fair point and I can see what you mean. I've only got some cheap compact drops on my bikes, deda rhm 01 and 02 on two bikes. They seem to allow me to have a flat transition on the top of the bars to the shifters and also come round enough on the drops to allow me to sprint comfortably. Not sure how much they differ from other bars so maybe they do have a longer drop section, or maybe I'm just dead good at setting bars up ;) ha
Pete4Eyes
Any detail to that opinion making it fact? I mean I suppose you could argue that having not much of a drop negates the point in having a drop at all but still...